You may remember a story from several months ago about a college in Indiana banning the national anthem because its lyrics were “too violent.” Obviously, this raised many eyebrows and made Goshen College a target for national outrage. Who would imagine the national anthem would be the subject of such controversy? Well, luckily the state of Indiana has legislators who understand just how sacrosanct the national anthem really is.

Every once in a while, BuzzFeed — aggregator of all that is fun, weird and puppy-related on the web — will offer its readers a peek into the offices of various media outlets. This time around, they’re showing off various pieces of art work from the likes of Playboy, Red Eye, Nickelodeon… and Mediaite!

Say what you will about Anthony Weiner, at least he never tried to write off his lewd pictures as works of art. Well, one New York Democrat running for reelection has taken a rather unusual approach to his lewd photo scandal: taking down the pictures in question, but admitting he took them for an art class he took over ten years ago while pursuing his degree.

In today’s New York Times, Steve Jobs‘ sister Mona Simpson wrote an obituary to her late brother, praising his creative vision and ability to see the world in a very artistic way. She recalls how her brother gave her advice on what technology to use, how hard he worked on projects, and how he valued craftsmanship over “novelty.” Jobs, who has been referred to more than once as a “Renaissance man” of this generation, had a deep and abiding love for his family

President Barack Obama last month approved the installation of Norman Rockwell‘s famous “The Problem We All Live With.” The painting depicts the racial tension at play as 6-year-old Ruby Bridges makes her way to William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans, escorted by U.S. Marshals dispatched by President Eisenhower. Bridges is known as the first black child to attend a formerly all-white school following court-mandated integration. (She lives in New Orleans to this day, where she is now chair of The Ruby Bridges Foundation.)

Politico notes the painting’s place in the White House has never been mentioned by President Obama publicly. But evidently, it was Bridges herself — with the help of Louisiana’s Senator Mary Landrieu (D), Georgia Rep. John Lewis (D) and Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick (D) — who convinced the President to display the painting at the White House.

In response to Glenn Beck‘s stunning critique of the “communist art” that surrounds GE and NBC headquarters at Rockefeller Center, MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann fought back last night with the accusation that Beck himself is in possession of a “communist paper weight.”

Leave it to master entertainer Glenn Beck to find the most creative way yet to attack Fox nemesis NBC.

After MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann turned his attention to the FNC host (and away from his usual target, Bill O’Reilly) earlier this week, Beck responded, in a way, last night – based around art history.